So I got myself a G90 and am considering antenna options. Thinking about building an antenna and am considering building this ARRL End-Fed kit. Is this a good starter set up for not only this 20 watt setup but also when I move up to more powerful radio.
Made my two farthest contacts yesterday afternoon. First was Slovenia at 4666 miles which was now my farthest European contact. Later in the afternoon I thought I’d try again and made Argentina at 5213 miles now officially my farthest. This with the G90 at 20 watts and my kit built EFHW antenna.
Everyone I know with that radio, loves it. If I didn’t have a lab599 tx-500, I’d get the g90. Tuner tunes anything and they just punch above their weight.
Had a pretty good stretch this weekend with the NA contest going on. Lots of operators looking for contacts. 20 watts and the EFHW and I picked up Colombia, Curaçao, Belize, Puerto Rico, Cape Verde, St. Thomas, Spain, Brazil and Costa Rica.
I worked about 75 contacts mostly on 10 and 15m. Got a nice 80m contact into Bulgaria then lost a transistor in the pa of my ic756 proIII, dropped to 30w and I lost all alc movement. Guess I get to do some surgery.
That contest is great for getting dxcc and I was lacking on the high bands.